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• Jade Thirlwall's South Shields bar Arbeia announces closure during "tough times"

  14-10-2020 22:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Arbeia has announced it will close until further notice stating it is "no longer possible" to continue operating in the current climate
  
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• Bungling burglar left letters with his name and address on at victim's home

  14-10-2020 21:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Malcolm Pyke, of Sunderland, who also stole designer clothes from washing lines, has been jailed
  
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• Greater Manchester and Lancashire 'to be put in Tier 3' as Covid-19 cases rise

  14-10-2020 21:43 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Public Health bosses have reportedly recommended that the two areas should be moved from the 'high' alert level and join the Liverpool City Region in the 'very 'high' category
  
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• Indian restaurant Spice Lounge Durham reopens after temporary closure

  14-10-2020 21:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Owner Akki Miah said closing had allowed them to re-strategise and rejuvenate our team spirit
  
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• North East is drug death capital of England with rates twice as high as average

  14-10-2020 21:20 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Government figures show substance abuse deaths are rising in the North East, while the region has by far the highest drug death rate in England
  
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• Neighbours' horror as 'police called to house party learn student has Covid-19'

  14-10-2020 20:52 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Shock video shows a police officer issuing a furious warning to someone who neighbours accused of hosting a party and causing disruption in a backlane after they admit to having coronavirus
  
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• Should the North East be placed in tighter lockdown measures? Have your say

  14-10-2020 20:44 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New restrictions came into force on Wednesday, covering Newcastle, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside, Sunderland, County Durham and Northumberland
  
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• Magistrates' court closes after cleaner tests positive for Covid-19

  14-10-2020 20:42 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  North Tyneside Magistrates' Court shut its door at 3pm on Wednesday, despite claims the Covid-19 case being confirmed more than seven hours earlier
  
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• Shocking footage shows crowd flout Covid rules by hugging and dancing in street

  14-10-2020 20:07 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The footage captured by an anonymous passerby said the sight made his 'blood boil'
  
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• Lotto results: Winning National Lottery numbers for Wednesday October 14

  14-10-2020 20:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The National Lottery draw and Thunderball numbers for Wednesday October 14, 2020 - live breaking updates and results below
  
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• 'University students should have stayed at home' - your verdict in our survey

  14-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  ChronicleLive asked readers what they thought about the rising coronavirus infection rates and the impact on universities in the North East - here are the results of the survey
  
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• Terminally ill dad makes partner’s wish to get married come true

  14-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Wayne and Sue McMann tied the knot after the community banded together to make their special day possible
  
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• Bainbridge, a Newcastle department store loved by generations of shoppers

  14-10-2020 19:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  It's been called John Lewis since 2002, but generations of Tyneside shoppers flocked to Bainbridge department store on Market Street, Newcastle.
  
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• 124 staff and students at university test positive for Covid-19

  14-10-2020 18:49 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The university said there has been a “relatively slow growth” in numbers within its community
  
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• Eight arrested and £5,000 worth of drugs seized in raids across Gateshead and Newcastle - ChronicleLive

  14-10-2020 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Eight arrested and £5,000 worth of drugs seized in raids across Gateshead and Newcastle  ChronicleLive
  
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• Eight arrested and £5,000 worth of drugs seized in raids

  14-10-2020 18:21 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Officers from Nothumbria Police raided eight properties in Gateshead and Newcastle on Wednesday morning as part of Operation Salvator
  
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• North East businesses need support if region placed under tighter restrictions

  14-10-2020 18:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle City Council leader Pat Ritchie said Government has not responded to requests for economic support if the region goes into the highest tier of coronavirus lockdown
  
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• Terminally ill patients sent home as hospice forced to close due to Covid-19

  14-10-2020 17:38 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The charity says its hospice in the West of Newcastle with be shut until October 26 because of coronavirus fears
  
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• Martin Lewis' £14,000 payment warning to all parents in the UK

  14-10-2020 17:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Money Saving Expert is urging parents to act now - and not assume they don't qualify
  
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• New image shows how former Newcastle fire station could be turned into hotel

  14-10-2020 17:22 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Plans for the 60-bed hotel are part of a wider scheme to regenerate the Pilgrim Street area
  
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• Tougher North East lockdown restrictions could create more confusion, Gateshead health chief warns - Chronicle Live

  14-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tougher North East lockdown restrictions could create more confusion, Gateshead health chief warns  Chronicle Live
  
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• Tier 3 restrictions could lead to more confusion warns public health leader

  14-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Alice Wiseman called on Government to provide a "comprehensive" support package to the region.
  
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• Quadruple drugs death probe being led by top Northumbria Police detective

  14-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  A 'senior investigating officer' is leading investigation into the deaths of four young people, including three students, suspected of taking MDMA or ketamine
  
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• Anti-social behaviour rose by more than 100% during coronavirus lockdown

  14-10-2020 17:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  New Northumbria Police figures reveal how pandemic has caused nuisance on our streets
  
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• Wedding, reception, funeral and wake rules in Tier 1, 2,3 risk areas

  14-10-2020 16:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We look at the regulations on who and how many can attend weddings, funerals and wakes in Medium, High and Very High risk areas
  
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• Family pay tribute to Bedlington man allegedly stabbed to death

  14-10-2020 16:45 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Stuart Noble, also known as Stuart Hopkin, was found dead at a property in Shepton Mallett last week.
  
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• Boris Johnson urges 'friends in the North' to agree to tougher lockdown rules

  14-10-2020 16:09 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister asked Labour leader Keir Starmer to help him convince North leaders to agree to tougher restrictions
  
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• Rent-a-reindeer business sees bookings crash as Christmas events cancelled

  14-10-2020 15:08 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  George Richardson's reindeer in Cold Hesledon go all over the place, to schools, to Christmas light switch-ons, parades and shopping centres
  
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• Pensioner targeted by jewellery thief posing as council worker

  14-10-2020 14:25 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The heartless thief stole sentimental items from the elderly woman's home in Washington
  
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• Little Mix The Search show postponed after staff test positive for coronavirus

  14-10-2020 13:59 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The BBC talent show, which was due to air this Saturday, has been put off for a week after a number of people on the production team were diagnosed with Covid-19
  
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• 'Maniac' danger driver reached 80mph in residential 30 zone during police chase

  14-10-2020 13:29 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  David Atkinson, of Sunderland, has been jailed after he drove 'appallingly' while already banned from the roads
  
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• Bars and restaurants closed in Amsterdam amid rising Covid cases and deaths

  14-10-2020 13:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Tougher lockdown restrictions come into force across the Netherlands on October 14
  
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• Gazza and Lindisfarne were teaming up 30 years ago

  14-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  On the crest of a wave after World Cup Italia '90, former Newcastle United star Paul Gascoigne recorded a number two chart hit with local favourites Lindisfarne
  
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• Babies were among pensioner's vile collection of almost 15,000 indecent images

  14-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Ronald Perry, of Lynemouth, was caught with a large amount of indecent images of children, some just a few months old
  
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• 40 years of Byker's Metro viaduct and how it was built

  14-10-2020 13:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Along with the construction of the QEII Metro bridge, Byker Viaduct was a major engineering challenge when the system was built between 1974 and 1980
  
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• Seaham recycling plant temporarily closed after staff test positive for Covid-19

  14-10-2020 12:35 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Bosses at Biffa Polymers in Seaham have closed the plant to consider possible further health and safety measures
  
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• Stunning North East photographs celebrate the work of the late Chris Killip

  14-10-2020 12:32 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Chris Killip, the renowned photographer who spent many years working on Tyneside, has died aged 74. Here, we recall some of his brilliant images
  
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• Emergency services search for woman on Quayside after reports of concern

  14-10-2020 12:19 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police, ambulance crews, firefighters and a search boat were all sent to the River Tyne early on Wednesday morning
  
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• The countries that have tried a circuit-breaker lockdown - and the impact it had

  14-10-2020 12:16 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  With a four-week 'circuit-breaker' being introduced in Northern Ireland, pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Boris Johnson
  
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• City centre pub closes after customer tests positive for coronavirus

  14-10-2020 12:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The Ship Isis announced it would close after a customer tested positive for Covid-19
  
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• Coronavirus death toll - how many people have died in UK, England and North East

  14-10-2020 11:55 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  We take a look at how many have died from Covid-19 in Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland
  
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• Argos urgently recalls three children's highchairs over safety fears

  14-10-2020 10:48 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The retailer is urging customers who have bought these items not to use the chairs and to return them to an Argos store immediately for a full refund
  
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• Government could put new regions in Tier Three today

  14-10-2020 10:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabinet ministers are to hold a 'gold command' meeting which could see the toughest lockdown restrictions extended to new regions today
  
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• Government could put new regions could be placed in Tier Three today

  14-10-2020 10:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabinet ministers are to hold a 'gold command' meeting which could see the toughest lockdown restrictions extended to new regions today
  
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• Government could put new regions could be place in Tier Three today

  14-10-2020 10:11 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cabinet ministers are to hold a 'gold command' meeting which could see the toughest lockdown restrictions extended to new regions today
  
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• Everything that's changed as Tier Two rules come into force

  14-10-2020 09:02 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Every new rule and restriction under the government's new three-tier Covid-19 local lockdown system
  
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• The Sunderland venues set to receive vital cash boost to help during pandemic

  14-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Cash from the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) were given to several venues in Sunderland
  
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• Pub closed down after multiple breaches of coronavirus regulations

  14-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Police officers said there was no social distancing and an inadequate track and trace system at The Castle
  
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• North East faces 'bumpy time' as full impact of furlough yet to hit the region

  14-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Local councillors were warned that the region faces difficult times ahead
  
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• Millions of children going to school hungry as MP calls for more support

  14-10-2020 09:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  The scheme to help children in poorer areas would be funded by a tax on sugary drinks
  
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